If you are interested in trade and logistics, and you’re intrigued by what we can learn from data analysis, this article is just right for you.
Introducing the World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
The World Bank...

Illicit Trade: Quantifying The Problem Size
The cost of illicit trade to the global economy is massive, although it’s hard to quantify it precisely. A report of the World Economic Forum from 2015 estimated the cost of...

Reputational Risk: Definition
We live in a world where information is omnipresent, where people are quick to judge and express negative sentiments on social media. Sentiment quickly spreads and translates to buying decisions. In...

Large traditional banks have enjoyed a strong position for many years, one may say a monopoly position. Everybody needs financial services, and therefore everybody needs a bank. So for many years the large banks have benefited...

Credit (Risk) Management has been out there… forever, it feels. Or at least since 1841.
The four V’s of Big Data
Big Data is a much newer term. I tend to think that it’s a new name for something that people have been doing...

Global Trade: Where The Physical World Meets the Digital World
When considering global trade (of goods, not services), people see in their minds large container ships carrying containers. Large container ships can carry more than...

Public Sentiment About Artificial Intelligence
Through my Twitter and on LinkedIn feeds I see a lot of postings about technology. Many (primarily technology experts) write about the massive potential of technologies, for example...

The Challenge: Master Data Management
Master Data Management (MDM) is often seen as a massive challenge. Today’s blog article may make you think think that MDM is actually not so complex. Referential Matching is the...

Knowledge Sharing; Capacity Building
How will the future of Customs administrations look like in a few years? Which data and technologies can Customs deploy, and how?
This week I spent a day at the World Customs Organization...

The Proliferation Of Technology
A few of my previous blogs discuss the proliferation of technology, and the increasing amount of insights that technology companies generate about technology users. The underlying goal is to tailor...